Support for fishing rods and poles



Nov. 7, 1939. G E 2,178,655

SUPPORT FOR FISHING RODS AND POLES Filed April 29, 1938 YNVENTOR GusTAUE. S QANDT BY MM Ma M4 ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 7, 1939 UNITED STATESATENT OFFiflE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in a support for fishing rods andpoles.

It is the primary object of the invention to provide a universallyadaptable means for releas- 5 ably positioning the butts of a pluralityof fishing poles or rods. More particularly stated, it is my object toprovide a compactly foldable portable device adapted to be clamped tothe seat of any boat and provided with means adjustable as to 10 height,whereby either the downward or the upward thrust of the butt of a poleor rod may be absorbed, the absorbing means being independentlyangularly adjustable to accommodate the difierent positions of the polesor rods as they 15 lie across the general gunwale of the boat.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating in perspective the application of myimproved support to the seat of a boat iragmentarily illustrated.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of my improved device.

Figure 3 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 4 is a View taken in section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughoutthe several views.

An ordinary C clamp 5 having a set screw 6 is engageable with a boatseat I. On its rear face 8 it carries a clamping plate 9 which providesat IU one side of a tubular bearing for the vertically adjustable postE5. The plate is connected to the back face 8 of the clamp by means ofrivets or the like at It and may be tightened on the clamp by means ofthe wing-headed bolt ll. 1

The upper end portion I8 of the post 55 is somewhat reduced in diameterto provide a shoulder upon which is seated a washer l9 constituting aseat for the spring washer 20.

Pivoted on the upper end of the post are the sheet metal arms 25 and 26which are left and right handed counterparts of each other. Each isformed to provide a lower flange apertured to receive the post sectionit. The flange 27 of arm 25 rests on the spring washer 28. The flange 28of 5 arm it rests on the'flange 21.

Similarly, the arms 25 and 26 are provided with upper flanges aperturedto receive the post portion it. When the screw 2i is tightened on thewasher 36 it holds the washer to flange 38 of arm 0 26. This in turnrests on flange 29 of arm 25 and the pressure transmitted through thearms compresses the spring washer 20, whereby frictionally to tend tomaintain the arms 25 and 26 in any rotative position on the post towhich they may 55 be adjusted.

Each arm has a large aperture at 32 adapted to receive the handle orbutt of a fishing rod such as is customarily provided with a reel. Sincesuch a rod is ordinarily heaviest at its butt, its butt portion will besupported by the apertured arm in 5 which it is engaged, therebypreventing a butt from falling about the gunwale 3 on to the seat 1.

Each arm is also provided with a downwardly opening notch at 35 formedwithin a hooked terminal portion 36. The length of a fishing pole issuch that its butt end will tend to oscillate upwardly away from theseat about the gunwale as a pivot, and consequently such a pole needs atits butt support against such upward movement rather than the downwardmovement characteristic of the butt of the rod. Consequently the end ofthe pole may be inserted in the notch 35 and will there be retained inthe position shown in broken lines at the left of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows how the respective arms and 26 20 may be adjusted pivotallyon the post l5 between various positions including those shown in brokenand full lines. It will be apparent that the height of the arms may beadjusted by loosening the bolt ll and shifting the post It: in itsclamp. 5

I claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising the combination withan upright support, of an arm connnected with said support for swingingmovement, said arm comprising a 0 flanged plate having an aperture and ahooked terminal portion providing a downwardly opening notch.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with anupright support, of a plurality of arms having upper and lower flangespivoted on said support, corresponding flanges of the arms being inmutual bearing contact and means frictionally constraining said flangesagainst relative displacement while permitting 40 their manual swingingadjustment with respect to each other.

3. A device of the character described, comprising an upright supporthaving a reduced terminal portion, a pair of arms comprising plateshaving upper and lower flanges, the lower flanges being superposed andapertured to receive a reduced terminal portion of said support forpivotal movement thereon, and a post extension extending through theupper flanges of said arms.

4. A device of the character described, comprising an upright supporthaving a reduced terminal portion, a pair of arms comprising plateshaving upper and lower flanges, the lower flanges being superposed andapertured to receive a reduced terminal portion of said support forpivotal movement thereon, and a post extension extending through theupper flanges of said arms, and means for subjecting said arms tofrictional binding pressure.

5. A device of the character described, comprising an upright supporthaving a reduced terminal portion, a pair of arms comprising plateshaving upper and lower flanges, the lower flanges being superposed andapertured to receive a reduced terminal portion of said support forpivotal movement thereon, and a post extension extending through theupper fianges of said arms, and means for subjecting said arms tofrictional binding pressure, each of said arms being providedindividually with butt anchoring means.

GUSTAV E. STRANDT. i

